Villain Cultivator

Chapter 24: Progress (1)

[[Ding]]

[[You have entered Isolation Training Space.]]

Miaomiao returned to the system space after he fell asleep. He stretched and waved his arms around, feeling refreshed.

'Time to practice the new skill.'

Miaomiao opened his system menu and viewed the Dual Flame manual file. Since it came in PDF format, it was easy to read.

The manual consisted of five chapters, Fire manipulation, Yang Flame, Yin Flame, Yin-Yang Flame, and Dual-Flame. Each chapter explained step-by-step training routines, starting from a newbie level to a master level. With over 1,000 pages in each chapter, Miaomiao got dizzy thinking about when he would finish reading the entire manual and master everything.

Still, he psyched himself up and slapping his face again.

'The first step is always the hardest! Come on!'

…

= 2 Hours later =

Covering in sweat, Miaomiao stood still, naked. His right palm pointed forward while he was focusing on controlling his Yang Qi in his dantian, manipulating a strand of Qi from his belly to his chest, then from his chest to his arm.

The task was easier to be said than done without the system's help. After two hours of trials and errors, Miaomiao could finally sense and manipulate his own Qi in his dantian, but he still wasn't good enough to move them around.

"Ughhhhh!"

*PFFFFFF*

Miaomiao concentrated so much that his butt released some gas. Exhausted by the training, he sat down and caught his breath.

"Why is it so difficult!?"

He couldn't understand why every strand of Qi refused to move through his body. It felt like pulling a rope that had been tied into something beforehand.

[[The first stage of cultivation is called Muscle Tampering Realm for a reason. In this stage, cultivators shouldn't be able to use Qi as their muscles and bones aren't adapted to Qi flow, and there isn't any meridian channel for a Qi strand to move through. Thus, it is the job of cultivators to refine their muscle and evolve them so that the muscle fibers and blood cells can absorb Qi.]]

Miaomiao didn't refute or complain that the system had never taught him about this basic. He flipped through the Dual Flame manual and returned to the introduction page.

[Stage 3 or higher in cultivation strength is the minimum requirement to practice this skill.]

"…"

Miaomiao's bloodshot eyes widened and almost slipped off the sockets. He felt like he had bought an expensive graphic card for his PC. But when he put it on the mainboard, he found out later that they were incompatible.

Qi Hong never told him that the core library was for core disciples, who possessed the strength of stage 4 or higher. Getting a skill from this library might be useless for him right now.

Again, Miaomiao realized that he might have been tricked. He bit his lower lips in anger that his teeth sunk into his flesh.

Yet, as stubborn as he was, Miaomiao refused to give up. He still remembered that a beggar child A.I. could use Qi even though his cultivation base was level 1 of stage 1. It might be possible that he could break the common sense by mastering the Qi manipulation technique before he got to the 2nd stage.

Miaomiao spent an hour, flipping through hundreds of pages, skimming the content of the first chapter.

Then, Miaomiao sat crossed-legs and started over, controlling a strand of his Yang Qi to move around. This time, he didn't try to move them too far. The Qi strand only traveled 1 centimeter, but Miaomiao ordered it to stop there.

'Dissolve and nurture everything in that area!'

Miaomiao got this inspiration from the manual. Some of the techniques required Miaomiao to dissolve Qi strands or Essence into particles. By dissolving a Qi strand, it would be consumed by his blood cells to nourish them, increasing their technique power. Therefore, if the cells could eat his Qi and get stronger, his muscle fibers, blood cells, tissues, bones, innards, and blood vessels could also be evolved by utilizing this trick.

As soon as his first Qi strand dissolved, Miaomiao's stomach churned. A burning sensation spread as the blood cells carried hot particles through the bloodstream. He felt like he was cooked from the inside.

Miaomiao didn't realize the condition inside him. His blood temperature in his stomach increased to 50 degrees Celsius, which ruptured and burned several areas of small blood vessels and other organs. Still, the Isolation Space and the system continued to heal him as he endured the pain.

Miaomiao ignored the burning pain and let the Qi particles merged with his bloodstream. Undaunted, he manipulated another Qi strand and moved them.

"!!!"

When the strand moved to the area where Miaomiao had dissolved his Qi, it went smoother. The Qi wasn't hindered by his clog blood vessels and muscle fibers anymore. Still, it got stuck again when it reached another area, which hadn't been touched by the burning particles.

Miaomiao grinned as he believed that this was the way to make his body adapt to his Qi.

'One centimeter, one strand. Again! Dissolve'

…

[[Ding]]

[[You have died by cardiac arrest.]]

This was the 48th time he died because of the Qi dissolving technique. Every time he dissolved a new strand of Qi, his organs were cooked, and he died from cardiac arrest. Yet, he was resurrected with the body that adapted with the Qi particles.

Miaomiao kept on exploiting the Isolation Training and the respawn feature to its limit. As soon as he got resurrected, he moved another Qi strand to another clogged part and dissolved it one more time.

"AAAAAHHHHHHGGGGG!!!"

After dissolving Qi strands the 49th times, Miaomiao encountered a new backlash. Because he added Qi particles into his bloodstream too much, blood cells couldn't contain the Qi anymore. Then, the collected energy erupted.

Miaomiao's body exploded from the inside. His innards and blood scattered everywhere in the white room.

[[Ding]]

[[You have died by Qi Deviation.]]

"God, that was painful! WTF!?"

Despite being disturbed by his death, Miaomiao sat crossed-legs again to sense his internal Qi and his blood condition. He returned to the previous state after he had dissolved the 48th strand. The previous attempt wasn't added to his strength this time.

Realizing his limit, Miaomiao stopped disintegrating his Qi. He opened the system menu and summoned a sparring partner.

The same beggar child appeared. As usual, he came with a short knife.

[[Battle Record]]

[[Xin, the beggar child - Win 40: Lose 19]]

Miaomiao cracked his fingers and glanced at his record. He took a deep breath and got into a Muay-Thai stance.

"Come on, brat. Until I beat the hell out of you 100 times, I will keep fighting you!"

The beggar child screeched as if he were an angry monster. He rushed at Miaomiao with his knife.

Just like yesterday, Miaomiao spent the rest of today's training hours sparring against Xin, the beggar child. At the end of the day, he managed to score 40 more wins, but he still lost a dozen times.

And the next night, Miaomiao returned to practice his Qi dissolving technique to improve his Qi flow. Then, he fought with the beggar again. As he got used to fighting a child, Miaomiao achieved his goal.

[[Ding]]

[[Congratulations. You have defeated Xin at 200% difficulty setting 100 times.]]

[[Xin has no useful skill. You cannot learn a skill from the clone.]]

[[An item has been sent to your Inventory.]]

[[You have obtained a magic short knife, Xin Knife.]]

Miaomiao's morale soared as the system finally rewarded him with something precious.

"Alright! System, If I beat this shitty boy 100 more times, will I get more items?"

[[No. The beggar boy that you've fought only has one type of weapon he could use. Therefore, there is no other weapon that you can receive as a reward.]]

There was a limit on how many items or skills Miaomiao could get as a reward. He could not receive the same reward twice.

Miaomiao gave up trying to exploit the system. Still, he had another inspiration, "Say, system. If I defeat another guy like that beggar boy, can I obtain more items or skills?"

[[Yes. You can obtain magic items that they can use in that difficulty.]]

"Hahaha! Okay!"

Miaomiao browsed the system menu to search for a new opponent to fight.

Six days had passed since the lecture.

Miaomiao's lifestyle was simple after last week's lecture; Eat, Sleep, Sex, and Training. On daytime, he and Zheng Liqin indulged in carnal desire. At night, in Isolation Training Space, Miaomiao continued melting Qi into his bloodstream to its limit and trained with other level-1 cultivators and a level 2 cultivator.

The brainwashing progress was not difficult, but it wasn't easy either. Every day, Zheng Liqin digested and used some of the stored Yin Essence to practice her arts whenever Miaomiao wasn't looking. She spent five to ten essence each day, and he had to refill the stock.

Moreover, her cultivation base advanced to level 9 of the 3rd stage, which increased her Yin Essence capacity and the requirement to completely mind-break her. Instead of 55, Miaomiao needed to fill 59 Yin Essence into her dantian.

As a result, Miaomiao had to occupy Zheng Liqin all day, so she couldn't have free time to digest her Yin Essence. He increased his daily sessions from 10 to 20 per day. Whenever he was exhausted or ran out of the bullet, Miaomiao always swallowed a healing pill to replenish his stamina.

After a series of never-ending dual cultivation sessions, Miaomiao fulfilled Qi Hong's request.

"Hoo. It's done."

Miaomiao lost count how many rounds of sex he had with this twin-tail loli in disguise. Thanked the system's tracking, Miaomiao managed to stop before he killed Zheng Liqin.

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[Basic Information]

Name: Zhen Liqin

Cultivation Rank: 3rd Stage Level 9

Abnormal Status: Yin Cauldron (Permanent)

[Qi Absorption Limitation (Per Day)]

Yin Qi: 5,900

[Available Qi and Essence]

Yin Qi: 23,280 / 59,000

Yin Essence: 59 / 59

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Although Miaomiao was happy, Zheng Liqin's current state didn't look well. Blood ran down from her nose as her brain was damaged from rampaging Yin Essence and all side effects from excess sex. Yet, she revealed a lewd smile while her tongue stuck out. Her eyes rolled upward as she had fainted.

As for the lower parts, Miaomiao didn't want to look at it. Her belly swelled because of white liquid flooded her womb, and it leaked on the bed non-stop. The fluid gushed out like a waterfall, releasing strong odor of a man's seed.

Whenever Miaomiao looked at this devilish dual cultivator's expression, he recalled lewd arts from a famous Japanese hentai artist, Asanagi. She had a similar face outline and expression.

'I want to pity you, but you tried to enslave me. Don't blame me. Blame it on yourself, my victim girl.'

Miaomiao patted her swollen belly and pinched her cute Ahegao face. He carried her to the bathroom, so he could clean the room and this stinking girl.

Tomorrow was another lecture day. Miaomiao planned to report his achievement to Qi Hong and get the rewards. As long as he got something nice out of this deal, he didn't care no matter what this suspicious elder was scheming.

"Come to think of it, isn't my Yang Essence enough to buy a skill from the shop?"

…

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[Basic Information]

Name: Mao Miaomiao

Cultivation Rank: 1st Stage Level 5 (17%)

[Skills]

Dual Cultivation (Passive)

Yang Qi Auto-Gathering (Passive)

Isolation Training (LV 1)

[Qi Gathering Rate (Per Day)]

Yang Qi: 100